How the men who committed very similar crimes, are treated so differently
Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs: Accused of plotting to kill 3 Iraqi Villagers and removing their fingers as trophies.
Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich: Accused of leading a military unit in the massacre of 24 unarmed Iraqi Villagers, including women, children, and one man in a wheelchair.
Beyond the fact that these are both atrocities that we hate to know exist, let alone in any way be connected to such things. We have to take into account how the act of war tends to bring these things out in people. You cannot ask someone to ruthlessly kill another group of human beings and expect them to remain completely sane. Any psychologist will tell you that putting someone in that situation for long periods of time can lead to drastic personality/morality shifts. I am in no way defending any war crime committed by these or or any other soldiers, I personally feel that they should be held responsible for their actions. What I am trying to shed some light on is the fact that one of these men was sentenced to life in prison, while one of these men entered a guilty plea and was convicted of Negligent Dereliction of Duty, and sentenced to 3 months in prison and a pay cut. I along with many others, would like to know why one soldier was treated so differently than another. Why one's life is essentially over and one of them gets to continue pursuing a career in the military? And how military judges can put such a low price on Iraqi lives...(continue)
Calvin Gibbs: Life In Prison
Frank Wuterich: Negligent Dereliction of Duty
Negligent Dereliction of Duty: willful or negligent failure to perform assigned duties or performing them in a culpably inefficient manner. That doesnt sound like leading your team into two homes of Iraqi civilians and massacring 24 of them to me...
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